#derby pivot

[icm-art]

Pivot to the rescue!

#illustration #procreate #roller derby #derby #roller skating #pivot #jammer #lead jammer #bout #jam #icm art #wftda #flat track

[august-chun]

@ my first bout a few weeks ago, courtesy of Bob White Skate Photography.

#tomato jam 2024 #carquinez quad squad #bay area derby #roller derby #roller derby scrimmage #jamming #pivoting #blocking

[karin848]

I don’t like telling people about projects before I make good headway on them but hopefully maybe somebody will see this and get excited and that will help inspire me to work on it more?

I’m working on a Miraculous roller derby au! I’ve got most characters sorted into teams and have positions settled on a few people but still have much to figure out. I’m commissioning a few artists for pieces and I’m really excited to be able to share what they create!! 🎉

This is my reference sketch for Marinette (who I have decided is a Jammer because she’s small but fast) and her unpredictability is her strength on the track. She’s super clumsy on every surface until she puts on her skates and suddenly “Ladybug” is all coordination and competence 🐞🛼

#Miraculous Ladybug #Marinette Dupain Cheng #ML roller derby au #Miraculous au #ML fanart #KARIN post #my art #So far I want Marinette as a Jammer and Alya as a Pivot (because she can take over and be a Jammer in cases of a star pass) #Similar to how Scarabella was able to take over for Ladybug! #Anyway did I join an actual roller derby team to help inspire me for this au or was it the other way around? who knows #It’s a real chicken or the egg situation

[antiphrastic]

My kingdom* for a roller derby!trigun AU

* "my kingdom" is a euphemism for heart eyes and excited screeching, which is about all ibhave to offer

#jammer Vash! #or maybe pivot Vash! #Meryl's a blocker #youd think she's a jammer because she's so tiny #and can probably get a ton of speed and maneuverabilty #but i think its funnier if she's a blocker #i dont know all that much about roller derby honestly #just that i think this would be aesthetically pleasing #i dont know how anyone else fits in #wolfwood wouldnt be a player #zazie is a pivot #roberto manages the rink #trigun stampede #lets talk about tristamp (AUs)!

[nicepersonality]

Followed for the irreproachable Camilla Hect take and hi derby coach! I play derby in Nashville, tho I'm looking to move because it mega sucks to be trans here rn :/ Do you know of any especially trans friendly or unfriendly leagues?

Also so torn because I'm such a sucker for codependent as hell cam/pal and I'm horny for both of them so I'm biased in favor of smashing them together like Barbies 😂 but aroace cam is so good,,,,,,,

Okay, disclaimer: I've been retired for a few years, so my first-hand knowledge is stale; and since I'm not on Bookface or Birdsite anymore, I'm not super up to date on rumors either. Wall of text follows:

I'd advise you to find someplace where the political climate is better, and then worry about the league. Your leaguemates could be the biggest allies in the world, but if your state government is trying to make it illegal for you to exist, there really isn't much your team can do for you except help you pack the moving van.

This isn't to say blue-city-in-a-blue-state leagues are always the greatest; the catch is that those leagues will really like to think of themselves as inclusive. As long as you support their self-image, they'll love you! For reals!

But if you find yourself calling in and pointing out ways in which their behavior falls short of how they want to be seen… there will be some leaguemates who respond by Doing the Work to improve, and there will be others who want you to stop creating conflict and being divisive and aggressive and they're feeling very attacked right now, and all the ways in which they feel uncomfortable will be coded in ways that you don't conform to unexamined cis white femininity.

So the thing to figure out is which of those groups has more influence in a league, and that pretty much requires talking to trans people who are currently active members.

#roller derby #social justice pivot #transmisia #this can be relevant to BIPoC skaters too #but I can't pretend to speak for their experiences

[berternies]

ted lasso roller derby au (this is a sub-au of ted lasso but they’re girls bc am i going to think about MEN doing roller derby? absolutely not)

#this is like. not recognizable as ted lasso. but i’m having fun so it’s okay #thinking about roller derby lesbian jamie 😖 #she’s a jammer and her roller derby name is broken tartt #dani is also a jammer. her name is either red velvet or dani danger. she and jamie kiss. #also girl roy’s name is ruby and she is a pivot and her name is either ruby bruiseday or red cross #the thing is. i don’t think any version of roy would be super inclined towards punny names. but ruby bruiseday is just SO good #(also i did not come up with that i found it in a database of roller derby names) #the longer i spend thinking about ted lasso the more unhinged and divorced from canon my thoughts get #anyway i DID draw roller derby jamie and i MAY post it. we will have to see. #speak again bright angel #ted lasso

[lilalbatross]

absolutely losing my mind trying to write a sports scene about a sport that fucking nobody understands. the final act of the game’s gonna be amazing if i can teach everybody all the rules so they can understand what the hell is happening in the first place!!!!

#the sport is roller derby i'm writing a derby fic #any of you ted lasso fic authors who follow me #imagine trying to write a football scene for an audience that has basically never heard of football #and the sport is a million times more complicated than 'ball goes in net' #if i'm gonna make someone pivot and take a star pass on a power jam where the other jammer lost lead on their track cut #i need to make sure people understand that ABSOLUTE WORD SALAD

[oblitus-vulpes]

....

#...okay so i've been looking at collapsible pivoting base canes #i'm just. torn on handles. lmao. #initially i preferred offset but now i'm unsure? #it's ergonomic... i think i'd prefer that (<very weak wrists) #but soooo many positive comments on derby handles so i'm second guessing

[paracawsal]

yes, kool aid jammers, but what about kool aid blockers and pivots

#shitpost #is this a roller derby shitpost in 2023 #it sure is #do they even use pivots anymore I don’t think they do lol

[lowryland]

toying around with the concept of a bad kids play roller derby au. i need it so bad. blocker fig. jammer adaine. jammer kristen, as well, and i'll die on that hill. pivot riz!! PIVOT RIZ!!!!!!!!!! need to come up with their derby names.

#d20 #fantasy high #roller derby #kristen applebees #fig faeth #adaine abernant #riz gukgak

[numberonecodwomenfan]

im going crazy thinking about my idea for a cod women roller derby au

i play roller derby and i literally just finished practice so its fresh in my brain rn

also theyre all on the same team because i want them to be besties ok

laswell is the captain of the glam grenades (yes i know the name is corny, derby team names usually are lmaoo), and her wife coaches the corresponding junior team. laswell’s derby name is watcher, and her number is 01. she usually plays as a blocker, but she’ll pivot sometimes.

farah is almost solely a jammer. her derby name is farah scare-‘em (which again, i know its corny but all derby names are 😭). she’s a speed DEMON, and she’s insane at jumps. if she’s jamming against you, you’re barely even gonna land a hit on her. she’s jumping around on her toe stops and squeezing around blockers like she’s dancing. alex goes to all of the team’s practices and bouts, and he’s practically drooling the whole time like “holy shit thats my badass girlfriend”

valeria is usually a pivot. her name is slammin’ scorpion (referencing that one line where alejandro calls her a scorpion 🤭), and when i say slammin, i mean it. shes one of those blockers that gets penalties constantly. she is VICIOUS. she send jammers flying when she hits them. she has a lot of pent up anger, ok? god forbid a woman has hobbies.

roze is a blocker for sure. she’s sturdy as hell and it takes a lot to take her down. her derby name is ragin’ roze and shes a bad bitchhhh!!! i like to think shes pretty tall, so sneaking around her is a no go with those long legs. she also seems like the type to manhandle her teammates a lot. like if the jammer is moving to the opposite side, shes yelling “out!” and just yanking the other blockers over.

callisto is a blocker too. she prefers to play as a point because she’s a control freak, and while she trusts her teammates, she prefers to be able to see the jammer. this is a really stupid joke but i think it would be funny if her derby name was lady liberty because she’s from france and moved to the US lmaoo

i feel like stiletto’s derby name would just be stiletto. its cool enough on its own lmao. she also gives blocker to me, and i feel like shes the type to get penalties a lot and then get insubordination penalties for giving the refs sass.

nova feels like a jack of all trades to me. i think her derby name would be nova, and i feel like she would be one of those players that just throws caution to the wind and charges in with no hesitation.

kleo is greek and i also imagine her to be pretty tall, so i think her derby name would be something like amazon lol. i feel like shed be a pretty aggressive blocker. she is NOT letting that jammer past, so much so that she sometimes gets stop block penalties.

uhh yeah thats all the brainrot i have lmao. i might draw them 😏😏

#call of duty #cod #cod mw2 #farah karim #alex keller #kate laswell #valeria garza #roze helms #roze cod #callisto cod #stiletto cod #salvatrice stiletto musseli #nova cod #nila nova brown #kleo cod #roller derby #roller girls #yeah #im so silly. they live in my brain im going crazy #faralex

[harlowcomehome]

No Answer:

I call my ex "No Answer"

As in that's my nickname for her ’cause when I call, no answer.

You lay in bed, watching the phone ring. At this point it was routine, you knew Jack was in town and he tried to reach you every time, even though you never answered.

He always had hoped you’d pick the phone up, but deep down he knew the chances were slim.

You had been broken up for months now, so why was he still calling?

You were just in bed reminiscing about all that happened between the two of you.

You and Jack met through mutual friends, over a year ago. One of your friends was having a party for Derby weekend and he showed up with Copelan. You had never met him before but it didn’t take long for the two of you to become practically inseparable.

He was drawn to your confidence and you his humor. Jack knew how to make things feel light and airy, something you weren’t used to. He constantly made a joke of things, and that would normally bother you but not when it came to Jack.

Being with him made you feel safe, something you didn’t have a lot of growing up. You didn’t trust easily but with Jack, it felt like second nature. At first, it was intimidating to you but once the walls came down the two of you were pretty much a package deal.

The night you met the two of you played air hockey, Jack was a sore loser but you were still convinced he let you win for conversation's sake. Copelan swore up and down to you that Jack wouldn’t do that, as he had a naturally competitive nature.

Jack let you think that though, but truthfully you were just better at most things than him.

You and Jack hadn’t been dating long when he started to gain more traction, and your own insecurities set in. You didn’t feel safe and secure anymore, and you felt like you had to fight for a spot in your boyfriend's life.

The two of you rarely argued in the beginning. Now when you did, it was usually your fault. Your defense mechanism was to push him away before he left on his own, and he didn’t understand why.

He had no intention of ever being without you.

When he told you that he was doing a music video for What’s Poppin, your jealously picked a fight.

You played that fight over in your head a lot, knowing you probably ruined a very pivotal moment in his career. You had regrets now, but at the time it made sense to you.

Jack ran into the room, excited, eyes wide like a little kid. He told you about the call he received and that Cole Bennett wanted to film the music video but you tuned him out once the idea was told to you.

Jack explained it would be in a diner and he’d be surrounded by women, you swore up and down that, you felt your blood physically boil.

“Y/N? What’s wrong?” He sat next to you concern painted across his face.

“You’re going to be surrounded by all those beautiful women and forget all about me” you huffed.

“Baby, that would never happen” he sighed, having been through this before. “Do you wanna be in the video?” His face fell, and you could tell he felt defeated.

You shook your head, trying your best not to escalate the argument.

That night ended in tears, both your own and Jack's.

After that night you swore you’d be better, more understanding, and less jealous. And you were, for a while.

Jack ended up recording his first album, with a big label behind him meaning he had tons of opportunities that he never had before. Which also meant he was rarely ever home.

You knew you had to let him go, for the sake of his career. You knew he wanted this more than anything in the world and you didn’t want to stand in his way because you were insecure.

You remember the breakup like it was yesterday, it stayed forever engraved in your mind. The way Jack's face fell when you told him you couldn’t do it anymore broke you over and over again for months.

“But I love you, don’t you love me too?” he shouted, his lips trembling. His blue eyes filled to the brim with tears.

“It’s because I love you that I can’t do this anymore.”

He didn’t understand it at the time but the older and wiser he got, it started making more sense.

You shut your eyes tight, trying not to cry as you remembered the door slamming shut for the last time.

When Jack called your phone all the memories came flooding back, but you couldn’t bring yourself to block his number.

You watched as your phone rang for the second time tonight, Jack never called a second time, and your curiosity got the best of you.

“Hello? Are you okay?”

“Hi, I am now” his voice was warm, inviting and you immediately knew answering was likely the wrong decision. “Thought you’d never answer, remind me to change your name in my phone.”

“What is it?” You asked nervously.

“No answer, because when I call you don’t answer” he teased, knowing you loved his banter.

#Jack Harlow #Jack Harlow x reader #jack harlow fanfic #jack harlow concept #jack harlow imagines #jack harlow blurb

[stranger-themes-blog]

Dacre Montgomery ('Stranger Things') on filming his Season 4 guest appearance from Australia

Dacre Montgomery ('Stranger Things') on filming his Season 4 appearance from Australia: 'I put everything into this moment.' The Duffer Brothers called near the start of the global pandemic with the offer to return for some pivotal scenes with Max (Sadie Sink).

Gold Derby's Sam Eckmann hosts this webchat.

#stranger things #stranger themes #billy hargrove #character of the month #dacre montgomery #Youtube

[thatswhatsushesaid]

For the AU ask game: Xiyao skating au 👀

oh damn you have inadvertently touched on a scenario that i have some ~specialized knowledge~ about, but probably not in the way you were thinking lol. because i'm going to make this a men's/all-gender roller-derby AU, and i'll just start with the different positions/teams i envision for various characters:

meng yao is a jammer (aka principle point scorer) for lanling city, but he used to be a pivot when he skated with qinghe and qishan. since his nephew skates with the no-contact juniors' league, he spends a lot of his free time shepherding pre-teens to and from practice bouts and exchanging Lingering Eye Contact with their coach

lan xichen is the gusu team captain, as well as a blocker; he also coaches the no-contact juniors' league and serves on the board of directors for the general governance of the sport

nie mingjue used to be the qinghe team captain and jammer, but suffered an injury and had to quit skating competitively after a particularly aggressive bout against the qishan men's team. now he's the team coach, and also serves on the board, but grudgingly has to recuse himself from any matters that involve meng yao

wen qing does not actually skate, but since she's a paramedic and her husband is the captain of the lotus pier team, she's the first responder who attends all bouts and provides first aid in the event of injuries on the track. she also has the dubious honour of being the medic who attended nmj when he was injured in the bout against qishan 😬

okay that's enough for now, this AU is quickly spiralling out of control in my head for both xiyao and chengqing reasons

#asks answered #ask meme #xiyao #chengqing #mdzs AU

[scotianostra]

4th December 1745: saw Charles Edward Stuart Jacobite army reach Derby.

Many believe that the Jacobite that this could have been a pivotal ,moment doting the ‘45

It was a long march under the leadership of Charles Edward Stuart - also known as 'The Young Pretender' or Bonnie Prince Charlie. The journey was part of their bid to reach London and overthrow the incumbent monarchy of George II.

Altrincham a small town south of Manchester, and not too far north of Derby was about as far south as the Jacobites ever reached in their campaign. They eventually turned back. It is arguably the greatest ‘what if’ in Scottish history

If you can find a copy, the best account of the ’45 is by David Daiches in his magisterial Charles Edward Stuart: The Life and Times of Bonnie Prince published in 1973.

On 3rd December 1745 word reached Derby that a nine or ten thousand strong Jacobite army was about to arrive.e newly formed Derbyshire Blues, under the command of the Duke of Devonshire, decided to retreat fifty miles to Retford and left Derby to its fate.

True enough the following day the Jacobite army entered Derby, having marched south from Carlisle on 18th November. The entry of the army into the town was carefully planned to give the impression that Charles did indeed have 9,000 men, though the true number was a lot less. At eleven o’clock in the morning the vanguard, consisting of some thirty horse entered the town and ordered quarters for nine thousand men. In the afternoon the life-guards and some of the principal officers on horseback arrived and this was followed by the main body through the course of the evening; entering in detached parties to make the army appear as numerous as possible. The capital was said to be in panic and the Bank of England in chaos as neither Cumberland's or Wades armies were well placed to tackle the Jacobite army.

The next day, 5th December, the Jacobites called a council meeting in Exeter House to decide the best way to proceed. They were now only 125 miles from London, just six days march and while Charles wanted to continue south and take on London many were against this decision. With the two government armies behind them and a third army defending London some Jacobites were worried they didn’t have enough support. They had not gathered many men on their route south and the long-promised French help had failed to materialise.

Lord George Murray argued that during their march south they had seen more enemies for their cause than friends and he feared being penned in on three sides. He argued that even if the Jacobite army defeated the Government armies on the day, they would undoubtedly lose men and be unfit to face a second battle. If they were defeated so far from home then the reality was they would be captured and likely sentenced to death. The Prince was forced to admit he had no promise of support from English Jacobites and no idea when or if the French would invade.

The first pic is by English artist Tom Colley over a hundred years later, the next is the Bonnie Prince Charlie statue, Derby.

No matter what side you suppoert, I think it is a disgrace that we do not have a statue in Scotland of the Prince, and likewise there are very few to another of the Stewart monarchs Mary Queen of Scots.

#scotland #scottish #history #Jacobites #England #Derby

[womenties]

Jamming it up in Roller Derby

Had I been in this rink before? If so, it was back in Junior high school in the late 1970s, when roller skating added music, lights, and fun to a teen’s life. If you were lucky, the rink dimmed the overhead lights so strobes and fluorescent lighting illuminated the ground where your quad skates slid across the wooden floor. But today was 2024 and this ole 59’er hadn’t tried roller skating since she was a teen, making this new sport of Roller Derby an interesting prospect. The thing that happens as you approach your sixth decade of life is your center of weight shifts as your weight increases. Sure, I run half marathons, but that’s easy when your feet hit the pavement and nothing is rolling beneath you. I think my last 8-mile run, which took over an hour, was easier than standing on roller skates for one hour. New experiences give you realistic points of view you wouldn’t gain otherwise.

So, there I was, along with one other 50-year-old woman celebrating her birthday by trying roller derby, and twenty 20- and 30-year-olds, prime for the adventure. The women there were fantastic – friendly, some apprehensive like me, some excellent at the sport already, and accepting of all others in the room. No matter your size, age, gender identification, or skill, every woman was welcome, just like rugby. The Central New York Roller Derby organization based in my hometown of Rome, NY was well organized and coached. Their leaders made sure we had the essential equipment on – helmet, elbow pads, mouth guards, wrist guards, knee pads, and quad skates. For $50, you get all the rented equipment plus eight weeks of lessons and activity making it a reasonably priced sport to try. They were patient and helpful with the newbies.

Like every sport, we began with warmups. I particularly liked doing pushups and sit-ups with roller skates on. It added some weight to the exercises. Then it was time to stand up and try gliding on the skates. I say this with the hesitation that’s intended. It takes a while to find your center of gravity and fearlessness to push off, glide, and stop without falling down. Okay, I did fall two times until I figured out to lean forward not back in my stance. Like anything in life, you have to adjust to new centers of balance. Then we got off our skates and learned about the key derby positions of jammers and blockers and did a few activities like getting into positions as blockers to stop the jammers and how to become a pivot blocker if you receive the jammer star/cover when it is handed to you. What I learned only from this small exercise is I need to watch a YouTube video on roller derby to piece it all together so I understand it better the next time I try it. I did this before trying rugby and it helped my comprehension level immediately. Don’t call it necessary due to my age, but rather because I learn best by seeing, and not hearing.

As our two-hour stint came to an end, we gathered for a group photo as buddies who experienced something new and fun for the first time. I vowed to go back next week to try it again since I felt it needed more time to say I tried the sport. I already have a new group of Syracuse roller derby sisters who want to carpool to Rome and a new roller derby name to try out – Pinky Habanero. Every roller derby chick has a nickname. I met Squash, BAM, Dead, Sunshine, Meli, and more. All I can tell you is if you want to feel young again (in some ways) and old (in other ways), try out roller derby at your local skating rink. Put on those four quads, helmet, and find your center of balance, smile, give yourself a badass name, and get into the rink. I promise you’ll smile, laugh at yourself, and even realize you can be humble, and somewhat graceful while trying something new.

#Roller Derby #Roller Skating #Quad Skates #Women who Roller Skate #Rome NU